Rule 20 Jun 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, federal maritime commission, freight, maritime carriers, vessels, authority delegations (government agencies), organization and functions (government agencies), common carriers, seals and insignia, maritime regulations, cargo vessels, general counsel, trade analysis

⚓Federal Maritime Commission Revisions to Authority and Organization

The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission or FMC) is revising certain delegations of authority from the Commission, updating descriptions of organization components, and making minor related technical amendments. These revisions reflect re-organization of certain functions within the agency.

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Rule 6 Jun 2025 regulation, transportation, administrative practice and procedure, investigations, freedom of information, surface transportation board, common carriers, rate relief, freight rates

🚚Surface Transportation Board Removes Final Offer Rate Review Rule

The Surface Transportation Board (Board) is removing its final rule concerning Final Offer Rate Review because the final rule was vacated upon judicial review. The Board is also terminating the proceeding in Docket No. EP 665 (Sub-No. 2).

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Compliance Requirements, Trade Agreements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, motor carriers, imports, administrative practice and procedure, accounting, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, claims, freight, harbors, vessels, exports, mexico, trade agreements, laboratories, automotive, recordkeeping, surety bonds, canada, warehouses, bonds, common carriers, international boundaries, railroads, customs regulations, taxes, usmca, textile

📜Compliance and Trade Implications for USMCA Textile and Automotive Industries

This interim final rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to add implementing regulations for the preferential tariff treatment and related customs provisions of the Agreement Between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada (USMCA) with respect to general definitions, drawback and duty-deferral programs, textile and apparel goods, and automotive goods. This document also amends the regulations to implement the temporary admission of goods, to delineate recordkeeping and protest requirements, to clarify the fee provisions, and to make conforming amendments, including technical corrections to other laws as required by statute.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Agreement 13 Jan 2025 regulations, motor carriers, customs duties and inspection, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, freight, vessels, exports, mexico, trade compliance, laboratories, surety bonds, canada, common carriers, export laws, international boundaries, railroads, u.s. customs and border protection, rail cargo

🚂New Regulations for Rail Cargo Export Manifest Submission

This document proposes a new regulation pursuant to the Trade Act of 2002 requiring the submission of export manifest data electronically to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) for cargo transported by rail for any train departing the United States. The proposed regulation would mandate the electronic transmission of rail export manifest information, identify the parties eligible to transmit information, and describe the time frames prior to departure of the train in which the information is due. This rule would enable CBP to address important cargo security concerns while providing efficiencies to the trade.

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